719  
CDUS41 KAKQ 212126  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
526 PM EDT WED AUG 21 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 77 3:59 PM 96 1899 87 -10 95  
1959  
1962  
MINIMUM 56 6:02 AM 54 1922 67 -11 72  
AVERAGE 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.19 1963 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.82 3.30 0.52 1.75  
SINCE JUN 1 13.90 12.31 1.59 11.21  
SINCE JAN 1 38.60 29.33 9.27 25.89  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 6 -6 1  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 2 12 -10 19  
MONTH TO DATE 293 276 17 303  
SINCE JUN 1 1212 1029 183 1043  
SINCE JAN 1 1459 1197 262 1168    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78  
LOWEST 36  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 102 1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 49 1923  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 21 2024........SUNRISE 6:31 AM EDT SUNSET 7:53 PM EDT  
AUGUST 22 2024........SUNRISE 6:32 AM EDT SUNSET 7:52 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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